Morimoto Goma Ae

So I’d been thinking of vegan offerings for a hassun or possibly even a sakizuke course. One of the things that came to mind was Iron Chef Morimoto’s Ingen no Goma Ae offering from his Mastering The Art Of Japanese Home Coooking (p. 226, 227). So instead of regular string beans, I thought “why not […]

Morimoto’s Cuttlefish Katsu And Gorgonzola Sauce

Previously on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2023/04/15/savory-custards/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/nobu-creamy-spicy-tartar-sauce/ So I recently re-viewed an Iron Chef Morimoto contest featuring cuttlefish. What got my attention was the cuttlefish katsu with shredded cabbage and a ‘gorgonzola sauce’. (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUI6bUeppHI starting at time index 19:25) That sauce looked really familiar until I remembered Morimoto’s Tempura from his Morimoto: The New […]

Yuzu, Mottainai

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com –* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2022/12/15/nobu-now-yuzu-miso-sauce-aka-yuzu-su-miso-a-technical-note/ A lot of recipes I’ve run into call for yuzu peel, yuzu juice. Generally speaking, I’ve only seen the yuzu fruit for purchase during post Thanksgiving season. While I know each yuzu fruit only provides a small amount of juice, I had to ask, “wouldn’t it be nice if I […]

Morimoto Nitsuke

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2021/07/24/michiba-rockfish-red-sea-perch-nitsuke-with-udo-and-tofu/ I recently re-viewed an Iron Chef America rematch contest between Chef Homaru Canto and Iron Chef Morimoto with the ingredient herring. As I understood it, herring is just a larger version of sardines. One of the dishes Iron Chef Morimoto presented was a soy braised herring donburi. When I […]

Apple Cider Tare

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/kamakura-boston/ I’d been pondering a condiment for a long time since my omakase/kaiseki meal at the (now closed) Kamakura (due to covid). Chef Youji Iwakura had an intriguing ingredient called “apple cider tare” which he had used in two of his dishes in that memorable meal. I also seemed to […]

Morimoto Epice Revisited

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2022/08/21/morimoto-masala-epice/ Ingredients do not recognize national boundaries -Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba(It’s) global cooking for the 21st century –Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto So during my weekly dinner menu planning, one of the main ingredients proposed was lamb. I began pondering how to cook it. While perusing ideas on the web, I […]

Morimoto Vegan Broccoli Soup

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2019/05/04/world-of-nobu-is-here/ I was recently watching a rebroadcast of the Iron Chef American contest between Iron Chef Morimoto and Amanda Cohen and was intrigued by Iron Chef Morimoto’s broccoli soup. I tried to pay special attention to how the soup was being made. The ingredients appeared to be: 2 BIG shiitake […]